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Kind Hearts and Coronets is a 1949 British crime black comedy film directed by Robert Hamer. It features Dennis Price, Joan Greenwood, Valerie Hobson and Alec Guinness; Guinness plays eight characters. The plot is loosely based on the novel Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal (1907) by Roy Horniman.
Kind Hearts and Coronets: Directed by Robert Hamer. With Dennis Price, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood, Alec Guinness. A distant poor relative of the Duke D'Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession.
Sep 15, 2002 · Many starred Alec Guinness, then in his 30s, so anonymous in appearance that he was told by an early teacher, "you will never make an actor." It was like that until the end of his days; once, while dressed as Hitler for a costume fitting, he stepped outside and failed to raise the eyebrow of a passing policeman.
Mar 7, 2024 · A man (Dennis Price) awaiting execution describes how he executed his scheme to kill the 8 relatives (all played by Alec Guinness) who stood between him and inheriting a dukedom. He attempted to make all the murders look like accidents. Based on the novel by Roy Horniman. Dennis Price as Louis Valerie Hobson as Edith Joan Greenwood as Sibella
Kind Hearts and Coronets, British comedy, released in 1949, that came to be recognized as one of the best British films of all time. It was noted for its dark humour and for the performance of Alec Guinness, who played eight characters.
Jan 25, 2010 · Kind Hearts and Coronets was nominated for a BAFTA Film Award as Best British Film. Alec Guinness won Best Actor from The National Board of Review for his work in Kind Hearts and Coronets. Kind Hearts and Coronets was nominated for a Golden Lion at the 1949 Venice Film Festival.
Unfortunately, eight relatives, all played by the incomparable Alec Guinness, must be eliminated before he can do so. Director Robert Hamer’s fiendishly funny Kind Hearts and Coronets stands as one of Ealing Studios’ greatest triumphs, and one of the most wickedly black comedies ever made.
